Archive for April, 2009
Monday, April 6th, 2009
Micachu
Micachu & The Shapes- Jewellery 9/10 Cut up string arrangements and wild experimental glitches abound on Micachu’s aggressive, dizzy pop debut. Music is in 21-year-old Mica Levi’s blood, stemming from her unique musical background. The daughter of a professional cellist and a collector of Third Reich classical recordings, Levi has been around music since she [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Monday, April 6th, 2009
Eels
Wear Wolf The Eels’ Mark ‘E’ Everett has finally come out of hiding and is releasing his first album in four years on June 2. Famous for his slacker alternative rock music, songs such as Novocaine For The Soul, Susan’s House, Your Lucky Day In Hell and Last Stop: This Town have always held a [...]
No Comments » - Posted in California by Sarah Gooding
Sunday, April 5th, 2009
Faux Pas
Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls Put your entire EP up for free download on your website and it shall be listened to and blogged about. Melbourne’s Tim Shiel is a celebrated experimental artist creating music by himself under the guise of Faux Pas. His psychedelic experimental electronic music frequently bursts and gasps into various forms of [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Australia by Sarah Gooding
Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Featured Reviews
The Bemsha Swing – BOP! (EP) 8/10 “…Produced to have wonderful grit akin to –it must be said- local legends Die! Die! Die!, it seems TBS has the nous to do even better than our successful exports… BOP! is a top notch release from local lads with power and passion in their songs…” – Sarah [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Featured Reviews by Nick Fulton
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
NoFX
Not Quitting! When they played at Big Day Out in New Zealand a few years ago I remember they were so bad I walked away in disgust, shaking my head. I expected them to not really be my thing, but Fat Mike screeching and panting and diving into some generic punk rock 101 had me [...]
No Comments » - Posted in San Francisco by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
The Bemsha Swing
The Bemsha Swing – BOP! (EP) 8/10 Fast-paced and hard-hitting, the abrasive and electric sound of Auckland’s The Bemsha Swing can be likened to many a great grunge or hardcore hero, but in their sound lies something unique – they use a drum machine! Produced to have wonderful grit akin to –it must be said- [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Neil Young
Neil Young- Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House 1968 10/10 Recorded just days before the release of his début solo record, Sugar Mountain captures a youthful, confident Young in the intimate setting of Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Minnesota. The latest addition to the Neil Young archives collection, this release comes packaged with as CD/DVD [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Cassette
Cassette – The Jingle King 3/10 Cassette makes jangly country pop that’s warm and sweet like lemonade spilled on a sundress. But naturally they leave an annoying mark you can’t wash out. The most annoying thing I have found with Cassette in the past and now, with their second album The Jingle King, is [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Passion Pit
Strawberry Jam Don’t be alarmed by the jumping stop-start-ness of Passion Pit’s new single from their upcoming debut album Manners. In their trademark fashion it’s typically ramshackle and experimental psychedelic rave-pop, so expect to be confused and then hooked for the duration of the almost five minute long pop song. Passion Pit first caught my [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Chairlift
Dismantle My Mantle They have been compared to Auckland band Charlie Ash, but really the two bands are incredibly different. Chairlift employs a creative, Kate Bush-like kooky vocal style, at times harsh and grating, other times breathy and cooing. I’ve been meaning to write about Chairlift for ages, their wonderful escapist melodies in their song [...]
